| | I checked my students' scores of their all-important state-wide ELA test today. i was so nervous i was holding my breath waiting for that moment of truth. it was intense. my kids are smart, and they worked hard. if the results were bad, it'd be all my fault.
man they made me proud.
Only one of my 52 students did not pass the test, and the lil guy is in both ESL and IEP (special ed). but he worked hard regardless, so i'd gladly take the blame. if i had invested more individual time with him, he might have passed!
12 of my students scored 4 (above grade level). the rest are all 3's (grade level).
all my other ESL kids (including one who's relatively new!) and IEP kids passed.
That's prretty impressive for an NYC school, especially when the majority of the students in this Chinatown school are considered ELLs (english langauge learners).
Not only did they do well. They improved! (whew~ quality review...)
i was relieved!
Good job, guys. Be proud of yourselves.
i was a bit surprised, however, that quite a few of my high-performing kids did not score a 4. they all looked disappointed when they learned their scores. i told them the portfolio says much more about them as readers and writers than a single test, but it was hard to cheer them up. the state-wide test is given way more credibility than it deserves. no one should think better or worse of themselves as readers or writers because of a single test result. Sadly, American education has become more and more test-driven, and the kids feel it too.
That said, my 6th graders tested very well. i'm not disappointed at all.
they should all smile and be proud of themselves.
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